Zoo aims to widen beer, wine sales

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Lincoln Park Zoo would expand beer and wine sales to three new locations under a proposal approved Wednesday by the Chicago City Council's Committee on License and Consumer Protection.

The zoo now sells beer and wine only at its Cafe Brauer, said Troy Baresel, the zoo's chief financial officer. Under the plan, the zoo would also offer beer and wine in its Park Place Cafe, Big Cats Cafe and Foreman Pavilion.

Baresel said the sales are expected to generate an estimated $300,000 to $400,000 in revenue at the zoo, where admission remains free. The proposal will go before the full City Council next month.